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Comment by Bobbi H on June 6, 2017 at 10:37am

cjtizzy55 not much I can tell you.  A lot will depend on his rate.  My son is a corpsman, so he lives on base in barracks.  He works shift work, so his scheduling is different. Do try and figure out how to get his belonging over there.  There is a way to send what is called household goods.  If they take more than 2 bags, they have to pay for the extras. My Sailor is on the tail end of a two year assignment.  Being able to speak Spanish has been a plus for my son, so if he's able to as well, that will help.

Comment by cjtizzy55 on June 6, 2017 at 8:37am

Good Morning!  Our son will be leaving for Rota very soon...any words of wisdom?

Comment by SandraJ on May 5, 2016 at 9:42am

My son will finish A school in June and has orders for Spain. Happy for him and look forward to visiting him when we can.

Comment by 2catsn2sailors on January 2, 2016 at 2:02pm

Hi all,

I haven't been on here for quite awhile. My son has been in Rota for over a year. I got to visit him last June, and really enjoyed it. I used Iberia Airlines, which was an experience. I'm glad I heeded the warning not to trust them with checked bags. My son is in married housing. He's an IT.

He calls me with his MagicJack device. I was out of state visiting my brother and family for Thanksgiving, and my son called. We were out shopping. I caught up with my brother and wife later and said, "Sorry. My world stops when one of my kids call." They just smiled. They know how I am.

Comment by NavyMom2014 on December 12, 2015 at 12:46am

Our son has only been in Rota a little over a month.  He is a gunner's mate.  It has been very hard for me to get into the Christmas spirit this year.  He had just finished up with boot camp the beginning of December last year and was able to come home for Christmas when GL went on stand down for the holidays so this is the first Christmas we will have without him.  I finally decorated the tree yesterday after it had been up for 2 weeks already.  I cried as I put the ornaments on and listened to Christmas music.  I made the comment today to my husband that it made me sad that he was going to be alone for Christmas.  I just meant he wouldn't be with family.    

He is 19 and our oldest son.  We have an older and a younger daughter and a younger son at home.  We had family pictures done before he shipped out in October and I refuse to cover up his boot camp picture so I had to buy another frame.  

I can't even just pick up the phone and call him when I want because about the time I would like to in the evening he "should" be sleeping.  I miss him everyday and these days a few tears fall every time I look at the tree.

I also am extremely proud to be a Navy mom and proud of what he is doing!

Comment by tangled skeins on December 7, 2015 at 10:49pm

Hello everyone!  Hope this finds you doing well.  Our son leaves for Rota, Spain, tomorrow.  He is excited and so are we.  When he was in college he studied at a Spanish University in Segovia.  We are hoping for a positive experience! 

Comment by Leach73 on November 25, 2015 at 10:16am

thanks Bobbi H

I will def. have my sailor look into the USAA insurance. Good idea!

Comment by Bobbi H on November 24, 2015 at 3:24pm

Leach73, my Sailor bought a car after being there a little over a month.  He bought one from another sailor for less than $2000.  His insurance is with USAA and I think it runs around $900 a year and is paid monthly.  Not sure abut the storage part, as my Sailor is a Corpsman and will be on base most of the time.

Comment by Leach73 on November 24, 2015 at 2:55pm

Hello again! Not too much activity in this group so I hope someone passes by and sees this post. lol!!

just wanted to ask if any of your Sailors have been car shopping and bought a car in Rota? average car prices? cost of insurance? Also, if and when they go on patrol for extended length of time, is there storage place for a car rather than leaving it out in the elements? Any feedback is much appreciated. Thanks!

Comment by Joe&NatesMom on October 5, 2015 at 11:42pm

Bobbi H...Glad to hear!  My son has gotten into his routine now, and is loving it!  He bought a bike to get around, and has been on a few sight seeing tours.  He misses home though, and I have sent him a few reminders for his room.  He said his walls were bare, so I sent him a Ravens and an Orioles banner to remind him of home.  Also his favorite quilt for his bed.  He's really into fitness, and says the gym there is pretty good. 

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